Moratorium on capital punishment execution lifted in Donetsk People’s Republic
The People’s Council of the Donetsk People’s Republic has lifted a moratorium on the execution of death sentences.
Russia’s State Duma backs creation of extremist materials database
The lower house of parliament, the State Duma, adopted a bill to create a specialized information database of extremist materials in a final third reading on Tuesday.
Penal Code of Donetsk People's Republic enters into force
The Penal Code of the Donetsk People's Republic, adopted by the DPR parliament in June 2021 and synchronized with Russian legislation, has entered into force.
President Putin signs law providing for legalization of parallel imports of goods
President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a bill providing for the legalization of parallel imports of goods into law.
Russian Supreme Court pushes for streamlining procedures governing judges’ career advances
A plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has proposed to submit to the State Duma a bill that would allow judges to be assigned a higher grade without taking into account the place of work of the judge and without observing the sequence of assignment of grades.
Streaming company Twitch fined $38k for refusal to localize data of Russian citizens
Video streaming service Twitch Interactive was fined 2 million rubles (about $37,7k at the time of writing) on Tuesday for refusal to locate personal data of Russian users in the Russian Federation, the Moscow Tagansky District Court’s press service told RAPSI.
Russia’s State Duma proposes to tighten responsibility for display of Nazi symbols
Propaganda or public display of Nazi symbols or paraphernalia may be punished with imprisonment for up to four years, according to an amendment to the national law on treason, introduced earlier to the lower house of the Russian Parliament.The State Duma Committee on Legislation and State Building recommended the document for adoption in the second reading.
Government pushes for development of Russian app store
Russia's government has submitted a bill requiring the development of a Russian mobile app store and its pre-installation on electronic devices and smartphones to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.
Bill on liability for digital rights violation submitted to Russia’s State Duma
Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market Anatoly Aksakov has introduced a bill to supplement the national Code of Administrative Offenses with an article on the violation of digital rights before the lower house of Russia's parliament.
Russian President signs decree on external debt payment
President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a decree establishing a new temporary procedure of payment of the country’s foreign debt. The document was published on the official website of legal information.
Russia’s upper house of parliament approves legalization of parallel imports
The Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian Parliament, has approved a government bill providing for the legalization of parallel imports of goods.
State Duma adopts bill toughening punishment for torture
The lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill on tough sentence of up to 15 years in prison for tortures in a final third reading on Wednesday.
Russia’s lower house of parliament backs legalization of parallel imports
Russia’s State Duma has adopted a bill on the legalization of parallel imports.
State Duma passes bill banning foreign companies from tapping mineral resources in Russia
The State Duma adopted a draft law imposing a ban on the issuance of licenses for developing Russia’s vital mineral resources to foreign companies in the third and final reading on Tuesday.
Residents of unfriendly states banned from registering legal entities in DPR - decree
A decree of the State Defense Committee of the self-proclaimed Republic, prohibiting the registration of legal entities, the heads, founders or beneficiaries of which are residents of unfriendly states, has come into force.
Russian court fines Swiss Threema $14K for breaching rules for messaging providers
An 800,000-ruble (about $14K) fine has been imposed on Threema GmbH for failure to comply with Russian legislation governing instant messaging providers.
Russian Justice Ministry pushes for creation of unified arbitration registry
Russia’s Justice Ministry has proposed a bill envisaging creation of a unified national registry where all information on Russian and foreign arbitration institutions will be systemized.
Lower house of Russian parliament passes bill on punishment for battery
The State Duma lawmakers adopted a draft law specifying criminal liability for battery for people having conviction for other crimes committed with the use of force in the third and final reading on Tuesday.
Russian lawmakers advance bill banning websites advertising tobacco products
Russian lawmakers have submitted a bill to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, proposing to consider websites advertising tobacco products as information prohibited for spreading.
Cabinet proposes to classify information on Russia’s gold and currency reserves
The Government has submitted a bill to classify information on Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves, to the lower house of parliament.